Northern Idaho Open: Pitching Data Dive
September 11, 2023
On Saturday, September 9th, the PBR Idaho staff travelled to Coeur d'Alene to host the Northern Idaho Open at Lake City High School. This event featured 16 prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth first look at the talent in Northern Idaho, as well as a pair of prospects from North East Washington.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Nathan Fitzpatrick | WA | Ridgeline | 2024 | LHP | 82.8 mph |
2 | Kyle Johnson | ID | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 82.2 mph |
3 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | 81.2 mph |
4 | Nathan Weatherhead | ID | Lake City | 2024 | RHP | 81.1 mph |
5 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 80.9 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brent Campbell | ID | Sandpoint | 2026 | LHP | 2066 rpm |
2 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | 2030 rpm |
3 | Kyle Johnson | ID | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 1961 rpm |
4 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | 1884 rpm |
5 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 1859 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Caden Perkins | ID | Post Falls | 2027 | RHP | 20.6 in |
2 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | 17.8 in |
3 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | 16.1 in |
4 | Brent Campbell | ID | Sandpoint | 2026 | LHP | 13.9 in |
5 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | 15.9 |
2 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 12.8 |
3 | Nathan Fitzpatrick | WA | Ridgeline | 2024 | LHP | -12.5 |
4 | Brent Campbell | ID | Sandpoint | 2026 | LHP | -12.1 |
5 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | 11.9 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Nathan Weatherhead | ID | Lake City | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
2 | Kyle Johnson | ID | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 20 % |
^ | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 20 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | 2194 rpm |
2 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | 2009 rpm |
3 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | 1871 rpm |
4 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 1842 rpm |
5 | Nathan Weatherhead | ID | Lake City | 2024 | RHP | 1656 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Kyle Johnson | ID | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | -9.5 in |
2 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | -8.7 in |
3 | Caden Perkins | ID | Post Falls | 2027 | RHP | -8.4 in |
4 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 7.6 in |
5 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | -5.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | -10.8 |
2 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | -7.0 |
3 | Nathan Weatherhead | ID | Lake City | 2024 | RHP | -6.6 |
4 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | -5.9 |
5 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | -5.6 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Nathan Weatherhead | ID | Lake City | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
2 | Kyle Johnson | ID | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 20 % |
^ | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 20 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brent Campbell | ID | Sandpoint | 2026 | LHP | 2262 |
2 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | 2053 |
3 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | 1879 |
4 | Nathan Fitzpatrick | WA | Ridgeline | 2024 | LHP | 1628 |
5 | Will Beckenhauer | ID | COEUR D'ALENE | 2025 | RHP | 1610 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | 6.8 in |
2 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | -6.7 in |
3 | Nathan Fitzpatrick | WA | Ridgeline | 2024 | LHP | 4.0 in |
4 | Will Beckenhauer | ID | COEUR D'ALENE | 2025 | RHP | 4.0 in |
5 | Brent Campbell | ID | Sandpoint | 2026 | LHP | -3.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Conner Banks | WA | Ferris | 2025 | RHP | -12.6 |
2 | Brent Campbell | ID | Sandpoint | 2026 | LHP | 5.0 |
3 | Travis Eixenberger | ID | Kellogg | 2024 | RHP | -3.2 |
4 | Will Beckenhauer | ID | COEUR D'ALENE | 2025 | RHP | -2.9 |
5 | Nathan Fitzpatrick | WA | Ridgeline | 2024 | LHP | 1.9 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyler Voorhees | ID | CHS | 2025 | RHP | 17.9 |
2 | Nathan Weatherhead | ID | Lake City | 2024 | RHP | 12.9 |
3 | Kyle Johnson | ID | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | -11.6 |
4 | Mark Holecek | ID | Lake City | 2025 | SS | 8.5 |
5 | Will Beckenhauer | ID | COEUR D'ALENE | 2025 | RHP | 7.2 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
College of Southern Idaho Scout Day | NV | 10/06 | College of Southern Idaho |
Southern Idaho Open (2024-2028) | NV | 10/07 | College of Southern Idaho |
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